1920s Old Church Slavonic SINNER Ring

1920s Old Church Slavonic SINNER RingLORD JESUS CHRIST, SON OF GOD, HAVE MERCY ON ME, A SINNER. These words, in Old Church Slavonic, are emblazoned on this early 20th century ring, in vivid royal blue enamel. Had me stumped for quite some time after it quickly became clear it wasn't Russian as I'd initially thought. From Wikipedia: "Old Church Slavonic or Old Slavonic was the first Slavic literary language. Historians credit the 9th century Byzantine missionaries Saints Cyril and

The carnelian panel is intaglio carved with an image of Athena

Classic pearl studs - the pearls cultured in Japan and fashioned into earrings in England in the 1970s

the ancient Greeks believed these stones had washed ashore having spilled from the treasure chests of the Sirens

were I to keep it

This ring dates from the late Victorian era

With 9ct gold tops and wires

Nyx was goddess of the night

Each one home to a bright

It's unusual in that the subject is not a specific deity or hero

indeed it was a duty to do so

On one earring the cannetille section at the centre of the larger component has been pushed down into its setting

dark turquoise matrix cabochon forms the centrepiece of this enchanting antique single-stone ring